LENEXA, Kan., March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- City Wide Maintenance, the nation's leading building maintenance management company, hosted its 16th annual franchise convention and awards ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego - Mission Valley from February 24-26.
This year's convention theme—"Believe it. Achieve it."—inspired franchisees to find their "why" by embracing the company's "why": to make a positive impact on the people City Wide serves, so its ripple effect is far and wide. A soaring eagle, which was paired with the motto to create the convention logo, further symbolized what every franchisee embodies—vision, strength, determination and fearlessness.
Throughout the convention, City Wide franchisees and other team members from across the nation attended a series of high-level breakout sessions. These focused on fundamental development topics including strategic business planning, managing through influence, recruiting employees and other workshops aimed to enhance each location's operations and sales performance.
"Every year, our goal is to provide timely, quality content that can grow our franchisees' teams and business profitably, all while creating a place to connect with peers, share best practices, and have fun," said Jeff Oddo, president of City Wide. "In City Wide's 58 years, we've created a viable franchise business model that is making waves in the building maintenance industry… so much so that 100 percent of the system just came off of their best revenue year ever."
Making City Wide's ripple more impactful, the convention incorporated a charitable giveback component for a local nonprofit. Franchisees, their employees, sponsors and home office employees made generous cash and check contributions, totaling $12,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego.
On Tuesday evening, an awards ceremony wrapped up the annual convention by giving special recognition to franchisees and their team members who performed exceptionally in sales, revenue generation, performance and other operations metrics.
Generating nearly $250 million in systemwide revenue in 2018, City Wide continues to expand its footprint nationally and into Canada. Entrepreneurially-spirited individuals interested in owning a City Wide franchise should have a business-to-business background focused on sales, management and operations experience.
For more information about City Wide's services, please visit www.gocitywide.com.
SOURCE City Wide
